Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System

Part 1 of 3 - What is the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System?

Birmingham hip components

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First introduced in 1997 in the United Kingdom, the Birmingham Hip has been used in 26 other countries and has been implanted in 60,000 patients. Smith & Nephew's Orthopaedic Reconstruction Divison expects the first U.S. surgical implantation of the Birmingham Hip to take place in the summer of 2006.

Index: Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System

1. Part 1 of 3 - What is the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System?
2. Part 2 of 3 - Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System - Preparing Hip for Resurfacing
3. Part 3 of 3 - Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System - Metal-on-Metal/Full Implant